> I thought Germany was the land of competent engineers and managers? They do not make the decisions, the politicians and the authorities do. The engineers/ma

> I thought Germany was the land of competent engineers and managers? They do not make the decisions, the politicians and the authorities do. The engineers/managers are the one that are likely screaming to them saying nuclear energy is safer, more productive and cost effective vs. buying Russian gas via Nordstorm pipelines. The Ukraine situation has just made the politicians wake up and reconsidering the energy supply in the country. Definitely not a good idea to have a big chunk of the country dependent on another country that is hostile. At this point, it is best to keep nuclear plants running as a base energy supply which switching to renewables at faster pace to replace it.